The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-02-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Detroit, Monday, bv the explosion of a
can of benzine.
Charles Cotterman, young settler OF
LaMoure county, Dakota, was frozen to
death in the blizzard of Jan. 20. He was
rs years old.
Tho President will nominate successor
to Secretary Manning before the adjourn
ment of congress, but the appointment Will
not take effect, however, before April 1st.
Captain A. W. Greeley, fifth cavalry.
has been nominated by the president to
succeed the late Gen. Hazen as chief sig
nal officer, with the rank of br1gadier
general.
A settlers union has been formed at
Mitchell, Dakota, to carry cases under
Sparks rulings to the supreme court and
also to empower the payment of taxes on
unpatented public land.
All but three victims of the late Yer
mont railway disaster have been identifi-
ed. The total number of persons on the
ill-fated train was 90 of which number
thirty four met with death.
7lEmil Paul last Monday night finished
up at New York the last of 80 quail
eaten in Al consecutive days. After dis
posing of the last brace he ate five more
quail off hand, beating all previous records.
1t is expected that call for $40 100000
of three per cent. bonds will be issued next
week, and that the entire three per cent.
loan, of which there is now $40,OOO,000
outstanding will be entirely extinguished
before the first Of July.
The Boston base ball club lately gave
the Chicago club $4,000 for the release
of pitcher Kelly who was engaged to the
latter club for the season. Kelly to in
sure the Boston club against loss in the
event of his death has had his life insured
for $4,000.
"Fatty" Carroll's variety hall, at Ceur
d'Alene, burned Sunday night. Lottie
Haines, who was sleeping in the building
at the time, was burned to death, being
sick and unable to escape. An old fisher
man known as ''Uncle john dropped
dead from heart disease while trying to
save his effects.
On Monday Secretary Manning called
at the White House and placed his resig
nation in the hands of the president, 70
take effect upon the appointment and
qualification of his successor. This action
is taken in order to allow Manning to ac-
cept the presidency of the Western Ma
tional Bank of New York City.
Near De Kalb, Texas, quarrel took
place between two neighboring families
last Monday, which resulted in the kill
ing of three brothers named White and
John E. Rosser and his 15-year-old son
Willie. Winchester rifles were the weap-
ons used Rosser undertook to eject the
White brothers from a ranch owned by
Inn.
The president allowed the act appropri-
atlng $40O,000a year to provide arms and
for the military to become a
law without his signature. The constitu
tional Limitation of ten days within which
he should have acted on this bill expired
on Saturday. His failure to sign the bill
is regarded as an oversight, as he was not
known to object to any OF its provisions.
Alex Macarthur of Winnipeg, gentle
man who has made special study Of
Arctic exploration and who has been in
with the Smithsonian In
,titute, has started for Selkirk with one
and 400 pounds of supplies,
lis destination being the North Pole.
From York factory he will travel by dog
rain. He has secured assistance from
American newspapers.
Last Sunday morning the Jail at Muir
resboro, Tenn, burned and three men
confined in it perished IN the flames. The
ire broke out at 12 80 in the office from
IN unknown cause. Jailor Jackson, who
vas asleep up stairs, rushed down and
opened the doors and ten men in the
upper floor cages escaped, but three men
n one of the lower cages could not be
'eached. They cried piteously for help
Until the flames reached them.
Charles Klosc, schleisingerville, Wis
:onsin, saloon keeper, loaded two shot
guns Sunday evening and emptied the
contents of one into his wife's head as she
was kneading bread, killing her instantly.
He then tried to shoot himself, but mere
y blew away one cheek. He locked the
doors, poured kerosene over the furniture
and set the house ablaze. When the
nelghbors tried to enter he reloaded one
Of the guns and blew out his brains.
A conflict occurred Tuesday between a
force of police on their way to execute a
number of eviction orders and part of
the population of Derglein, County Kerry,